A wage code that is a hasty composition
4 years, 3 months ago

A wage code that is a hasty composition

The Hindu  

In the brief monsoon session of Parliament, three new labour codes were bulldozed into passing and now await the President’s assent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his part, has said the Code on Wages, 2019 would expand the coverage of workers in all industries in the unorganised sector as the old Minimum Wages Act covered only 30% of the total workforce. The Code on Wages, 2019 seeks to consolidate and simplify four pieces of legislation — Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 — into a single code. In the Minimum Wages Act, to fix minimum wage in an employment which has more than 1,000 workers to be first included in the Schedule, and, thereafter, minimum wages will be fixed as per law. There were cases as to whether the Minimum Wages Act would have an over-riding effect over the provisions of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.

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Why New Wage Code May Result in Lower Take Home Salary for Employees Next Year
4 years ago

Why New Wage Code May Result in Lower Take Home Salary for Employees Next Year

News 18  

Employers may have to revise offer letters if the new Code on Wages becomes effective from April 1, 2021, which may result in a lower take-home salary for a majority of employees. “Given that the 50 percent of the wages has to be basic pay and the allowances cannot be above that threshold, it will definitely have an impact on …

Deriving The Meaning Of 'Wage': A Comparative Analysis Of The Payment Of Wages Act, 1936 And The Code On Wages, 2019
4 years ago

Deriving The Meaning Of 'Wage': A Comparative Analysis Of The Payment Of Wages Act, 1936 And The Code On Wages, 2019

Live Law  

A long-standing industry demand was the rationalisation and codification of labour laws. It amalgamates and subsumes four imperative labour laws - the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. Unlike the definition under the Payment of Wages Act of 1936, the definition under the Code …

A Critique Of The Draft Code On Wages (Central) Rules, 2020
4 years, 4 months ago

A Critique Of The Draft Code On Wages (Central) Rules, 2020

Live Law  

The Code on Wages which was notified on 8th August 2019 consolidates the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. In addition to minimum wages, section 9 of the Code provides for the fixation of floor wages by the central government taking …

Labour Ministry notifies draft on minimum wages
4 years, 6 months ago

Labour Ministry notifies draft on minimum wages

The Hindu  

The Union Labour and Employment Ministry on Tuesday published the draft rules framed for the implementation of the Code on Wages Act, 2019, that guarantees minimum wages to all, defines how the wages will be calculated and prescribes a national floorwage for all States. | Cabinet approves Code on Wages Bill The draft rules published this week are similar to …

Code on wages likely to be implemented by Sept, govt circulates draft rule
4 years, 6 months ago

Code on wages likely to be implemented by Sept, govt circulates draft rule

Live Mint  

The Code on Wages, 2019, the first law under labour reforms, is likely to be implemented by September as the Ministry of Labour and Employment has put draft rules of the law in public domain for feedback, a senior official said. "The draft rules on the Code would be open for public feedback for 45 days from July 7, 2019, …

Minimum Wages Act : Karnataka HC Upholds Wage Revisions Notified By Govt In 37 Sectors [Read Judgment]
4 years, 8 months ago

Minimum Wages Act : Karnataka HC Upholds Wage Revisions Notified By Govt In 37 Sectors [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the decision of the state government to revise the amount of minimum wages to be paid to employees in 37 sectors of employment. The court held that "It cannot be said that while fixing the rates of minimum wages the state government has exceeded the jurisdiction vested within it or the action is 'ultra …

Tread with caution: on labour laws
5 years, 5 months ago

Tread with caution: on labour laws

The Hindu  

As part of its commitment to simplify and consolidate labour rules and laws under four codes, the Union Cabinet has cleared the Occupational, Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, a week after it approved the Code on Wages Bill. The Code on labour safety and working conditions include regular and mandatory medical examinations for workers, issuing of appointment letters, and …

Govt to move ahead on labour reforms with new Bill, extend Minimum Wages Act across sectors
5 years, 7 months ago

Govt to move ahead on labour reforms with new Bill, extend Minimum Wages Act across sectors

India TV News  

In what could be a significant improvement over existing wage rules, the government is likely to extend the applicability of the Minimum Wages Act to all forms of employment and workers in both the organised and the unorganised sectors. For instance, one aspect of the proposed legislation could be that while the state government concerned will fix and revise minimum …

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